Preclinical studies Center (CEP)

Unit dependent ACCDiS and extended to the whole University community. It is located at the Faculty of chemical sciences and pharmaceutical of the University of Chile and its objective is to provide support both to the different lines of research of ACCDiS as to external researchers.

The CEP team is composed of professionals and technicians with experience in research, capable of providing direct support in it, Thanks to its two research units

Unit responsible for the care and use of scientific research murine models. The team is composed of a veterinarian and a bioterista. UMA supports research from the Foundation promoting ethics in animal use and well-being, controlling from start to finish each of the experiments that are conducted.

Currently the unit has a conventional accommodation room, approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of chemical sciences and pharmaceutical U. Chile and a procedure room.

This unit includes:

– Care of animal models and conventional accommodation room

Enables the lodging of mice with a strict control of variables macro and micro-environmental. Daily care and accommodation service accompanies the researcher in all aspects during the development of an experiment. The hosting service also offers the following:

Accommodation in metabolic cages (24 hours)

Individual identification (eartag, earpunch, dyes)

Genotyping

Weighing (animal, food, etc.)

Administration of substances (p.o., i.p., e.v.)

ipTTG and measurement of blood metabolites

Diets according to requirement management (HFD Research Diet 60% available and diet paired control Research Diet)

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